Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Note 3 to Get Android 4.3 by the End of the Year, Shows Leaked Roadmap

It was rumored before that Samsung will start updating its smartphones to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean as of October and now we have the confirmation from a leaked roadmap coming from Frech carrier SFR.

It’s no surprise to see that the Korean phone maker has chosen the Samsung Galaxy S4 to be its first smartphone to receive the Android 4.3 update as it’s company’s latest flagship released on the market. According to the aforementioned roadmap, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will get updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean this October.

The document also indicates that both the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will be updated to Android 4.3. As things stay the Android 4.3 update for the two aforementioned devices will be rolled out sometime in November – December time frame.

Well, Samsung’s plans regarding the Android 4.3 update schedule revealed by SFR’s roadmap also check with Samsung Canada’s claims that all three handsets will receive the latest Android version (excluding Android 4.4 KitKat, of course) by the end of the year.

As always, the Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Note 2 units purchased from the US carriers will not receive the Android 4.3 update right away, as the carriers will take additional time to optimize the firmware update for their networks.

Even though there’s no official word on the Android 4.3 update for Samsung devices, we are expecting it to bring some of Galaxy S4’s features on the Galaxy S3 and Note 2, along with some of Galaxy Note 3’s features on the Galaxy S4, plus compatibility with Galaxy Gear.

“As always, the Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, and Galaxy Note 2 units
purchased from the US carriers will not receive the Android 4.3 update
right away, as the carriers will take additional time to optimize the
firmware update for their networks.”

I assume that is just a polite way of saying “the carriers will take additional time to make sure their junk ware works right”

varun

what about s2.40 millions customers dont come for consideration to samsung.atleast 4.2.2 should have been released for s2

Glenn Mossel

The s3 is also on 4.1.2 atm so no, the s2 shouldn’t have received 4.2.2 yet